OFFICIALS SAY THE VICTIM WITH THEMSELVES ON FIRE. WE DO NOT KNOW IF ANYONE ELSE WAS INJURED. TAPS MAY BE THE MOST RECOGNIZABLE TUNE IN OUR COUNTRY. IT HAS BEEN A CIVIL WAR SALUTE. THE LACK OF BUGLES MAY MEAN TAPS IS GOING DIGITAL. I TRY TO DO THE BEST I CAN. DEVOTED MUSICAL TALENTS TO HIS COUNTRY AND COLLINS FOR THE PAST 58 YEARS. I WANT TO HONOR THE PEOPLE , NO MATTER WHERE THEY SERVE. HE STARTED AS A MECHANIC IN THE AIR FORCE. HE HAD LITTLE MUSICAL TRAINING. I PLAYED 24 NOTES. THAT IS HOW I GOT INTO PLAYING. AFTER RETIRING, HE OCCASIONALLY PLAYED TAPS AT MILITARY FUNERALS. THEN HE HEARD ABOUT THE BOOMBOXES. THERE WAS A BOOM BOX. WHAT IS THAT? THAT IS NOT RIGHT. MY FIRST THOUGHT WAS, SOMEBODY'S NOT BEING HONORED THE WAY THEY SHOULD BE. TAPS ON A BOOM BOX. JO DECIDED TO PLAY WHENEVER HE WAS NEEDED. HE AND NINE OTHER CIVILIANS ARE UNDER CONTRACT WITH THE NATIONAL GUARD. WITH AN ESTIMATED 1800 VETERANS DYING EVERY DAY, THERE IS NOT ENOUGH THEM TO GO AROUND. BY LAW, VETERANS ARE ENTITLED TO IT. THE LAW GUARANTEES TO HONOR GUARDS, A FIRING PARTY, A FLAG CEREMONY AND TAPS. THE DEFENSE DEPARTMENT PROVED THE USE OF THE DIGITAL BUGLE AS IT DIDN'T FIVE ALTERNATIVE. IT HAS A DIGITAL RECORDING INSIDE. IT IS A NATIONAL TREND THAT CRITICS CONTEND FEELS OUT OF 10. A LIVE RENDITION IS SO MUCH BETTER. THE SOUND OF A LIVE BORN IS MUCH MORE EMOTIONAL TO PEOPLE. IT SPEAKS FROM THE BUGLERS HEART . TAPS IS CONSIDERED THE HARDEST 24 NOTES TO PLAY, EMOTIONALLY. YOU THINK ABOUT THE FAMILY. WHAT I'M TRYING TO GET ACROSS TO THEM IS THE EMOTIONAL PART. ? THERE ARE 300 MILITARY FUNERALS A MONTH IN MARYLAND.